Mantra 3
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अनभ्रयः खनमाना विप्रा गम्भीरे अपसः । भिषग्भ्यो भिषक्तरा आपो अच्छा वदामसि
IAST Transliteration
anabhráyaḥ khánamānā víprā gambhīré apásaḥ | bhiṣágbhyo bhiṣáktarā ā́po ácchā vadāmasi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Cloudless, as they are dug, wise waters in the deep—waters more healing than physicians—to these we speak, hitherward, with favoring call.
Word by Word
अनभ्रयःcloudless (ones)
अनभ्रयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअनभ्र (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- (निषेध) + अभ्र (मेघ)
खनमानाःdigging; excavating
खनमानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√खन् (खनन) + शानच्
विप्राःinspired sages; seers
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गम्भीरेin the deep (place); in depth
गम्भीरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्भीर (प्रातिपदिक)
अपसःwaters; active powers (Apas)
अपसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भिषग्भ्यःto/for the physicians
भिषग्भ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक)
भिषक्तराःbetter physicians; more healing
भिषक्तराः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootभिषज् (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तुलनात्मक प्रत्यय)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआप्/आपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छाtowards; unto
अच्छा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (अव्यय)
वदामसिwe speak; we address
वदामसि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (भाषणे)
Attribution
Rishi: Apām r̥ṣi-tradition (variable)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as supreme healers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence in parts; late AV metrical looseness
Mantra Rasa
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